I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 156 Ningguo Priest
In the end, Jia Zhen and his son were sent to Tiekan Temple, waiting for the right time to be sent to Jinling for burial.

The funeral was over, and Jia Cong could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, Jia Cong led people to Xuanzhen Temple to pay a visit to Jia Jing.

After all, in terms of reputation, he was adopted by Jia Jing and is now considered Jia Jing's son.

In terms of filial piety, this is a must.

However, after arriving at Xuanzhen Temple, Jia Jing did not come out to see him.

I just asked a little Taoist priest to pass on the message:
"Grandpa said that he is now a person outside the world and has nothing to do with worldly affairs."

"Now that Master Zhen and Master Xiaorong have passed away, it is a good opportunity for Grandpa to cut short his worldly ties."

"Please don't come here again in the future, so as not to disturb the master's meditation."

My goodness, the death of Jia Zhen and his son actually helped Jia Jing cut off his worldly ties.

But don’t you have a daughter, Xichun?

Does Xichun have no status at all in your eyes?
Jia Cong complained in his heart, then kowtowed three times at the gate of Xuanzhen Temple and turned to leave.

It was a good thing that Jia Jing didn't see him, as he had less trouble from then on.

After returning to Ningguo Mansion, Lai Er hurriedly came up to ask Jia Cong where he would live in the future and how the courtyards in the mansion would be distributed.

Because Jia Zhen was the previous head of Ningguo Mansion, he lived in Ninglu Hall, the main residence of Ningguo Mansion.

He also died in Ninglu Hall, so the funeral was also held in Ninglu Hall.

Even though Jia Cong was the current head of the family, he could not live in Ninglu Hall during those days.

Now that the funeral is over, Lai Er has no choice but to ask Jia Cong where he wants to live.

If it was taboo for Jia Zhen and his son to die in Ninglu Hall, perhaps the Third Master would have to move to another courtyard.

However, Jia Cong did not shy away from this.

This Ningguo Mansion has been built for decades. Didn’t the former Ningguo Duke Jia Yan and his son Jia Daihua both die in Ninglu Hall?

In which of these courtyards in Ningguo Mansion has someone not died?

If you are afraid of this, you will have nowhere to stay.

Therefore, Jia Cong was not averse to this.

However, Jia Zhen and his son died a tragic death.

Therefore, Jia Cong decided to live in Ninglu Hall himself and let Aunt Mei live in the second house.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong gave the order.

He also ordered General Lai Er to remove all the messy things that Jia Zhen had done during his lifetime.

After hearing this, Lai Er hurried down to arrange for people to clean up according to Jia Cong's instructions.

It only took half a day to clean up the yard.

Jia Cong moved into Ninglu Hall, but he felt that the death of Jia Zhen and his son was too shabby, so he did not live in that room, but moved to another one.

The house is cleaned up, and now it's time to move.

Jia Cong ordered Lai Er to call the servants and maids of Ningguo Mansion to move to his house outside.

They also lived in the house given by the Xue family for a while and bought a lot of things.

Fortunately, there were enough people, and after half a day of hard work, they all finally moved into Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Cong also ordered people to take good care of the house given by the Xue family and restore it to its original state.

The next day, Jia Cong found Xue Pan and returned the house to him.

Xue Pan insisted not to do so.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Brother Xue, when I was first expelled from the Jia Mansion, you gave me a house and helped us out of our immediate need, saving us from living on the streets."

"Now that I have become the head of Ningguo Mansion and have a Ningguo Mansion to live in, if I take over your house, who would I be?" "If Brother Xue treats me as a brother, please take back the house."

Xue Pan said, "Okay, I'll take it. If Brother Cong needs it anytime in the future, just come find me."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Of course. If I need anything in the future, I will definitely come to bother Brother Xue."

After returning to Ningguo Mansion, Hongxiu found a free moment and quietly reported to Jia Cong:

"Master San wants to take in Grandma Xiaorong? I advise Master San not to rush into it, but to take it step by step."

"Grandma Xiaorong seems to have noticed Third Master's thoughts. She has been on guard against this these past few days!"

Jia Cong was stunned by Hongxiu's words.

Qin Keqing is indeed the most beautiful woman among the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, but she is not a lustful wolf like Jia Zhen.

He never thought of catching all the beautiful women in one fell swoop. When did he ever think of taking Qin Keqing in?

Jia Cong knows Hongxiu very well. Hongxiu is calm and steady in her work, unlike Qingwen who is careless.

That's why he asked Hongxiu to serve Qin Keqing.

He didn't know why Hongxiu had such an idea.

He couldn't help but say, "Hongxiu, please don't talk nonsense. Rongge's daughter-in-law is my nephew's wife, and she is also a widow. Why would I ever want to accept her as my wife?"

Hongxiu looked at Jia Cong, unable to tell whether Third Master's words were true or false.

Hong Xiu had no choice but to say, "Third Master may not have such thoughts, but I'm afraid that outsiders have misunderstood Third Master! I'm afraid that Grandma Xiao Rong may not think the same way in her heart."

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask, "Hongxiu, then tell me, what do outsiders think?"

Hong Xiu couldn't help but say, "The Third Master came to the mansion on the first day and asked me to serve Grandma Xiaorong to prevent her from being too sad."

"Although Third Master has good intentions, if it falls into the eyes of outsiders, wouldn't it be, wouldn't it be, Sima Zhao's intention?"

"Besides, even if it's Grandma Xiaorong, she might have other thoughts."

Hearing this, Jia Cong suddenly realized.

No wonder Hongxiu would misunderstand, Qin Keqing would misunderstand, and outsiders would also misunderstand.

Although he has traveled to this world for more than a year, some of his thinking patterns have not changed.

But it’s no big deal. I’ll explain it clearly when I have the chance.

……

The three maids, Qingwen, Xiangling and Hongxiu, have been feeling very comfortable and contented since they moved into the Ningguo Mansion.

The scenery at Ningguo Mansion is actually three points better than that at Rongguo Mansion.

After all, Ningguo Mansion is the eldest, and the head of Ningguo Mansion is the head of the Jia family.

Ningguo Mansion has a large garden called Huifang Garden, but Rongguo Mansion does not have it.

Later, Huifang Garden was incorporated into the Grand View Garden.

Next to Huifang Garden, there is a Tianxiang Tower where you can drink and enjoy the scenery.

After Qingwen and several other maids moved into Ningguo Mansion, they wandered around every day like wild horses that had been freed from their shackles.

After all, Jia Cong is not like Da Lian Bao who cannot take care of himself, so Jia Cong is too lazy to restrain them.

One day, Jia Cong was reading when a little maid suddenly came in to report that Jiao Da wanted to see him.

Jiao Da?

This person is quite interesting.

Jiao Da was an old servant of the Ningguo Mansion. He had fought in three or four battles with Ningguo Duke Jia since he was a child, and once carried his dying master out of a pile of dead bodies.

When there was no food, he would steal food for his master while he was hungry. When there was no water, he would drink horse urine and give the half bowl of water he got to his master.

(End of this chapter)